Usuku Lomhlaba Lwamanzi lunikeza ithuba lokufunda okwengeziwe ngezindaba eziphathelene namanzi, ukwabelana ngazo nabanye futhi uthathe isinyathelo sokwenza umehluko. Kulolu suku, sikumema ukuthi ufunde kabanzi mayelana nenkinga enzima ehlobene nemboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni.
Imboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni iyimboni yezigidi zamadola esebenzisa lokho okuyinsiza yamahhala nefinyelelekayo. Uma sekushiwo, imboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni ayinakusimama futhi iyingozi emvelweni. Cishe u-80% wamabhodlela epulasitiki avele aphelele kudoti, okwenza amathani ayizigidi ezi-2 emfucuza yepulasitiki minyaka yonke.
Nawa amaqiniso angu-10 okungenzeka awuwazi mayelana nemboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni.
1. Icala lokuqala elirekhodiwe lokuthengiswa kwamanzi asemabhodleleni lenzeka ngeminyaka yawo-1760s e-United States. Amanzi amaminerali afakwa ebhodleleni futhi adayiswa endaweni yokungcebeleka ngezinhloso zokwelapha.
2. Ukuthengiswa kwamanzi asemabhodleleni kudayisa i-soda e-US.
3. Ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi asemabhodleleni emhlabeni wonke kukhuphuka ngo-10% njalo ngonyaka. Ukukhula okuhamba kancane kuqoshwe eYurophu, futhi okusheshayo eNyakatho Melika.
4. Amandla esiwasebenzisayo ukukhiqiza amanzi asemabhodleleni anganele ukunika amandla ezindlini eziyi-190.
5. I-Food & Water Watch ibika ukuthi amanzi asemabhodleleni angaphezu kwesigamu aphuma empompini.
6. Amanzi asebhodleleni awaphephile kunamanzi aphuma empompini. Ngokocwaningo, ama-22% ezinhlobo zamanzi asemabhodleleni ahlolwe aqukethe amakhemikhali lapho kugxilwe khona okuyingozi empilweni yabantu.
7. Kuthatha amanzi aphindwe kathathu ukwenza ibhodlela lepulasitiki njengoba kwenza ukuligcwalisa.
8. Amafutha asetshenziswa ukwenza amabhodlela ngonyaka anganela izimoto eziyisigidi.
9. Ibhodlela lepulasitiki elilodwa kuphela kwamahlanu eligcina seligaywe kabusha.
10. Imboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni yenza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2014 kwabangu-13, kodwa bekuzothatha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 kuphela ukunikeza amanzi ahlanzekile kuwo wonke umuntu emhlabeni.
Amanzi angenye yezinsiza ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni wethu. Esinye sezinyathelo zokusetshenziswa kwayo ngokuqaphela kungaba ukwenqaba ukudla amanzi asemabhodleleni. Kusemandleni ethu ngamunye ukuphatha le ngcebo yemvelo ngokucophelela!